Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-495) and index.
Contents
An echo of the past -- The beginning -- The game -- Ambition -- Lightning rod -- Love and conflict -- Turning point -- To find the missing link -- Logistics -- Padang -- Pajakombo -- Fossils -- Garuda -- Fevers and spells -- To Java -- Java fossils -- Coolies -- Discoveries at Trinil -- Gathering resources -- Friendship -- Trinil -- The birth of Pithecanthropus -- 1893 -- Disaster -- Letters from a friend -- Aftermath -- Perseverance -- The monograph -- Writing up -- Separation and loss -- Intermission -- To India -- Calcutta -- Sirmoor State -- Siwalik adventures -- Leaving India -- Toeloeng Agoeng -- Departure -- Europe -- The battlefield -- More skirmishes -- Using his brains -- Betrayal and resurrection -- Family -- The new century -- Diversions -- Tragedy -- Dangerous times -- A new skull -- Rumors and isolation -- Brain work -- The diligent assistant -- New skulls from Java -- A worthy opponent -- To the battlefront -- The letter -- Pretender to the throne -- Old friends -- The final conflict.